It was a postcard of a painting that inspired director Amma Asante's 2013 movie “Belle,” the little-known true story of a mixed race woman raised among aristocracy. For her new film, “A United…
There's that part of Adam Levine that is pure, unadulterated pop star: his band, Maroon 5, has sold more than 20 million records and nabbed three Grammy awards; he's married to Namibian-born…
Even before "The Voice," music fans knew Adam Levine as the frontman of the Grammy- winning group Maroon 5, but his popularity skyrocketed as soon as the NBC show debuted in 2011. Equal parts…
Academy music-branch members seem to agree that 2016 was an above-average year for songs and that this is an especially strong lineup. As with the score category, four of the five nominated songs are…
Four of the five scores nominated for this year’s Oscars were composed by first-time nominees, something that hasn’t happened in 49 years (last time: 1967, when Lalo Schifrin scored “Cool Hand Luke”…
While the industry is just days away from celebrating the Grammy Awards, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow likes to remind observers that his organization's multifaceted mandate is more than…
Comedian and E! "Fashion Police" host Margaret Cho earned a Grammy nomination for her album "American Myth." She'll perform a "celebration show" Feb. 8 at Largo in Los Angeles and will host the…
Live entertainment's continued surge as the powerhouse driving music-industry economics is underscored by one remarkable fact: Analysts expect the revenue generated in 2016 by category leader Live…
Gloria Gaynor once went 36 years between Grammy nominations, and Carole King endured a 17-year dry spell. Yet it's hard to remember a longer pause than the one experienced by 1960s folk icon Judy…
James Corden's passion for music is infectious. That's what gets A-list artists like Lady Gaga, Adele, and hopefully one day Beyoncé — his as-yet-elusive dream guest — into the passenger seat on his…
When you first sit down with Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine in the living room of his Holmby Hills home, he asks if you want tea. It seems like an automatic sort of pleasantry, but several minutes…
